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1008870 tn?1250622030

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I know I ask a TON of questions! But, how come all the pregnancy tests say to wait 3 mins for the results, and every time i've taken one, I get the results in less than 1 minute? Am I doing something wrong?
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Watch out for the blue line pregnancy tests they give evaporation lines that are colored the same as a positive after the allotted time.  I have an obsession looking at pregnancy tests for hours after I take them because with both of my children they have said negative and then I look in the trash and there are 2 lines.  The pink tests, even the dollar store brand will not give you a colored evap. line no matter how long it sits.  It will be gray.  With my first daughter, I took a test before I went to a bachelorette party because I was feeling funny and was scheduled to get my period the next day.  I waited the 3 minutes and it said negative.  I dashed out of the door and had a VERY good time.  The next day I looked in the trash and had two lines.  I felt so bad but there was nothing I could do.  The hang over made me suffer for my actions.  She is now a very healthy and smart 5 year old.  Good luck to you.
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869758 tn?1329522052
Every time I took a test it was within a few seconds.  Especially when I finally became pregnant, it was 2 lines immediately! (and I mean as soon as the pee hit the stick, LOL) Your not doing anything wrong, the companies put that on there to cover themselves.
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796065 tn?1260888895
Not at all. It takes UP to three minutes to see results. After that the test is unreliable because sometimes evap lines may show and overtime some tests may fade. Its completely normal. When I took my tests. It gave me the results right away
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